Flying saucer pull toy



v 1 J. BAGINSKI 2,958,980

.FLYING SAUCER PULL TOY Filed Jan. 23, 1958 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 I N i I INov. 8, 1960 J. BAGINSKI 2,958,980

FLYING SAUCER PULL TOY Filed Jan. 23, 1958 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 UnitedStates Patent 2,958,980 FLYING SAUCER PULL TOY Joseph Baginski, 333 E.4th St., Erie, Pa. Filed Jan. 23, 1958, Ser. No. 710,800 1 Claim. (Cl.46201) This invention relates to amusement devices and more particularlyto a pull toy.

It is an object of the present invention to provide an amusement devicein the form of a pull toy that resembles a flying saucer and which maybe pulled along any surface by means of an associated pull string.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a pull toy in theform of a flying saucer that may be constructed entirely of moldedplastic material so as to produce the smooth and uninterrupted exteriorsurfaces and shape of the type attributed to flying saucers and othermystery space ships.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a flyingsaucer pull toy of the above type which may be used for display anddemonstration purposes to produce a realistic simulated flying saucer inflight.

Other objects of the invention are to provide a flying saucer pull toybearing the above objects in mind which is of simple construction, has aminimum number of parts, is inexpensive to manufacture and eflicient inoperation.

For other objects and for a better understanding of the invention,reference may be had to the following detailed description taken inconjunction with the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of a flying saucer pull toy made inaccordance with the present invention;

Figure 2 is a rear elevational view of the toy shown in Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a side elevational view of the toy shown in Figures 1 and 2;

Figure 4 is an exploded bottom plan view of the device shown in Figure1; and

Figure 5 is a schematic diagram illustrating the manner in which the toyis supported in simulated flight position.

Referring more in detail to the drawing, and more particularly toFigures 1 to 4 thereof, a flying saucer pull toy made in accordance withthe present invention is shown to include a main body portion 12 whichis constructed from a hollow plastic shell having a coating of silverpaint on the interior surface thereof. The bottom portion of the mainbody is provided with a plurality of downwardly opening sockets 14 whichsimulate the landing gear and rollably receive ball members 16. Theseball members are preferably spherical steel, glass, or plastic membersthat will rotate freely within the supporting sockets. The arrangementof the landing gear is such that a pair of laterally spaced apart balls16 are rotatably supported adjacent to the front end member 19, whilethe single centrally located ball 16 is supported adjacent to the rearmember 20.

As is more clearly shown in Figure 4 of the drawing, the main bodyportion is provided with a front arcuate cut out 17 for accommodatingthe arcuate front end member 19, and a rear arcuate cut out 21 foraccommodating the U-shaped rear member 20 in flush engagement with thecenter of the body. Both the front and rear ends 19, 20 are preferablyconstructed from reddaylight fluorescent material so as to contrast withthe main body member and thus produce a highly attractive and decorativeappearance.

In use, a pull string 23 is secured within the opening 22 in the frontarcuate member 19, whereupon the device may be pulled along any desiredsurface upon the landing gear.

If desired, a separate pull string 23 may be secured to both the frontand the rear members so that the toy can be pulled from oppositedirections so as to provide a reciprocating movement either for simpleamusement purposes or to produce a simulated flight on a stage or otherdemonstration platform. With reference now to Figure 5 of the drawing,an arrangement 25 is shown wherein the separate strings 27, 28 securedto the front and back of the flying saucer device 10 are attached atopposite ends to separate poles 29, 30 that can be manipulated so as toeither pull the toy back and forth in a reciprocating fashion or toraise the toy above a fixed level by merely exerting a pull upon bothpoles to thus raise the toy above its supporting surface. If desired, athird string can be attached to one side of the toy and a pull exertedin a lateral direction when it has been raised above its supportingsurface, to thus simulate a true flight of the saucer over an extendedarea, such as upon a theatre stage. In this way, the toy can virtuallybe made to float outwardly from the stage and over the top of theaudience. By using dark thin thread, such string can be made virtuallyinvisible so as to produce a very realistic effect.

While various changes may be made in the detail construction, it shallbe understood that such changes shall be within the spirit and scope ofthe present invention as defined by the appended claim.

What I claim as new and desire to protect by Letters Patent of theUnited States is:

A device for producing a simulated flight of a flying saucer toycomprising, in combination, a pair of manually operable handles, ahollow substantially egg-shaped flying saucer toy made wholly of plasticmaterial intermediate the handles, flexible pull strings interconnectingthe ends of said flying saucer toy and the upper ends of said handlesadapted, upon drawing the handles away from the toy to raise said toyabove a fixed level, and further upon moving said handles as a unit in areciprocating fashion to simulate a true flight of said toy, said hollowsaucer toy consisting of a main body portion of saucer-shapedconfiguration with imperforated convex upper external surface andconcave lower internal surface and depending side and end walls, saidmain body portion having at its forward end an arcuate recessed portionand at its rear end a U-shaped recessed portion, an attachable andremovable reentrant arcuate end member in flush engagement and having aclose fit with said forward arcuate recessed portion, an attachable andremovable reentrant U-shaped member in flush engagement and having aclose fit with said rear U-shaped recessed portion, said reentrantmembers having closed external convex end walls, a three-point landinggear carried upon the lower concave surface of said main body portion,said landing gear comprising three sockets with a spherical plastic ballsupported in each of said sockets and extending downwardly and outwardlytherefrom, a pair of said sockets spaced transversely apart and adjacentto said arcuate recessed portion at the forward end of said main bodyportion and a single socket adjacent to said U-shaped recess portion atthe rear of said main body portion, whereby said toy can elfect aperfect landing while still in motion before stopping.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS1,106,255 Thompson Aug. 4, 1914 2,049,097 Winnemore July 28, 19362,201,802 Steiner May 21, 1940 2,826,860 Ashley et al. Mar. 18, 1958.

